Down 3-13 Kildare 1-15

Kildare 0-19 Dublin 0-24: Bord na Mona O’Byrne Cup final: For the second time in five years, Jason Ryan was left to rue the red card extra-time rule against Dublin, as the Dubs took full advantage of replacing dismissed Michael Darragh Macauley in the additional periods at Newbridge yesterday

Dublin ended Kildare’s recent dominance of the Bord na Móna O’Byrne Cup at the end of a hugely entertaining game that needed extra time to produce a definitive result.

Kildare 0-21 UCD 1-05: Jason Ryan has raised the issue of college teams competing in the inter-county pre-season tournaments again after his side trounced UCD at St Conleth’s Park to set up a Bord na Móna O’Byrne Cup semi-final against DIT on Sunday.

Dublin will play old rivals Meath in the Bord na Móna O’Byrne Cup semi-final, with champions Kildare playing the only remaining third level side, DIT in the other last-four tie next weekend.

O’Byrne Cup

Dublin beat NUI Maynooth 1-12 to 1-5 in the opening round of the Bord na Móna O’Byrne Cup at Parnell Park today.

Ulster champions Monaghan last night confirmed an unchanged line up for tomorrow’s semi-final clash with Armagh.

LEINSTER SFC QUARTER-FINAL:

Kildare 1-22 Westmeath 0-8

Kildare 0-15 Kerry 2-15, Newbridge

Dublin 1-22 Kildare 1-12

Dublin dismantled Kildare’s creaking defence on their way to a resounding NFL Division One victory at Croke Park.

Cork 0-16 Kildare 1-12

An excellent second-half performance from Cork gave them a second Allianz Football League Division 1 win as Kildare were beaten at Páirc Uí Rinn today.

Kildare 2-19 Mayo 2-18

Kildare 1-10 Meath 0-09

Kildare 1-10 Meath 0-09

Kildare 3-20 Longford 0-6

Dublin, DCU, Kildare, Athlone IT, Wicklow, Meath, Laois and UCD claimed wins in the Bord na Móna O'Byrne Cup tonight.

Kildare 4-24 Athlone IT 0-12

All fixtures are tomorrow unless stated

MARK Collins grabbed the late point that ensured UCC warmed up for their forthcoming Sigerson Cup campaign in perfect fashion, as they claimed victory over Carlow IT in last night’s HE SFL Division 1 (Ryan Cup) final at the Waterford IT grounds in Carriganore.

ATHY were nowhere near their best but they still had too much firepower for an Edenderry team that showed plenty of grit but not enough attacking intent.

TEARS of joy flooded onto the St Conleth’s Park pitch in Newbridge yesterday as Athy ended a 24-year wait for a county title in convincing circumstances.

CHAMPIONS Moorefield recovered from a shock defeat to Carbury last time out by beating Round Towers in the third round of the Kildare senior football championship.

CORK’S status as All-Ireland junior football market leaders was reinforced in Semple Stadium on Saturday when they collected a fourth title in seven years.

Cork 1-12 Kildare 0-13 (after extra-time)

CHAMPIONS Moorefield were sensationally beaten by Carbury in a dramatic Kildare SFC tie that saw county star Eoghan O’Flaherty kick the winner from a free.

KILDARE juniors set up an All-Ireland final against Cork but needed a workmanlike performance to see off a gritty Lancashire in Newbridge.

GOALKEEPER Daniel O Caoimh was Coláiste Eoin’s hero with two spellbinding second-half saves in this Leinster Colleges ‘A’ SFC semi-final in Blessington on Saturday.

EXTRA TIME kings Dublin did it again on Saturday when needing another added 20 minutes before accounting for a resilient Kildare in the ESB Leinster MFC final replay at Dr Cullen Park.

WITH half time approaching in last week’s drawn Leinster MFC final, Dublin looked certainties to win their 29th title at this level and first since 2003.

DESPITE having led by six points at one stage, Dublin needed a Gary Sweeney point 90 seconds into injury time to rescue a draw in the ESB Leinster MFC final at Croke Park yesterday.

Dublin 1-10 Kildare 1-10

THE double transfer of Larry Tompkins and Shea Fahy still grates with Kildare folk, who wonder what might have been had the future All Stars stayed at home instead of inspiring Cork to the greatest era of their football history.